diff --git a/public/javascripts/jquery.instructure_misc_helpers.js b/public/javascripts/jquery.instructure_misc_helpers.js
index b5e4e61a947..65425bbfb23 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/jquery.instructure_misc_helpers.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/jquery.instructure_misc_helpers.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ define([
       chrome: /chrome/.test( userAgent ),
       safari: /webkit/.test( userAgent ),
       opera: /opera/.test( userAgent ),
-      msie: (/msie/.test( userAgent ) || /trident/.test( userAgent )) && !(/opera/.test( userAgent )),
+      msie: (/msie/.test( userAgent ) || (/trident/.test( userAgent ))) && !(/opera/.test( userAgent )),
       firefox: /firefox/.test( userAgent),
       mozilla: /mozilla/.test( userAgent ) && !(/(compatible|webkit)/.test( userAgent )),
       speedgrader: /speedgrader/.test( userAgent )